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Meaning of imprint

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  imprint
      n 1: a distinctive influence; "English stills bears the imprint
           of the Norman invasion"
      2: a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the
         impression of his fingers in the soft mud" [syn:
         {depression}, {impression}, {imprint}]
      3: an identification of a publisher; a publisher's name along
         with the date and address and edition that is printed at the
         bottom of the title page; "the book was published under a
         distinguished imprint"
      4: an impression produced by pressure or printing [syn:
         {imprint}, {embossment}]
      5: a device produced by pressure on a surface
      v 1: establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our
           ideas onto our children" [syn: {imprint}, {form}]
      2: mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik,
         you impress a design with wax" [syn: {impress}, {imprint}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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